by a hair Idioma
hang by a hair/a thread
He has lost so much blood that his life hangs by a thread．他失血过多，生命垂危。
For three days he was so sick that his life hung by a thread．他病危，3天，真是命若游丝。
His life hung by a hair，but the doctors managed to revive him．他生命垂危，但医生们设法把他救了过来。
hang by a hair thread
He has lost so much blood that his life hangs by a thread．他失血过多，生命垂危。
For three days he was so sick that his life hung by a thread．他病危，3天，真是命若游丝。
His life hung by a hair，but the doctors managed to revive him．他生命垂危，但医生们设法把他救了过来。
hang by a hair
Idiom(s): hang by a hair AND hang by a threadTheme: CERTAINTY - LACKING
to be in an uncertain position; to depend on something very insubstantial.
• Your whole argument is hanging by a thread.
• John isn't failing geometry, but he's just hanging by a hair.
by a hair’s breadth
Idiom(s): by a hair(’s breadth) AND by a whiskerTheme: AMOUNT - SMALL
just barely; by a very small distance. (The whisker phrase is folksy.)
• I just missed getting on the plane by a hair's breadth.
• I made it by a hair!
• The arrow missed the deer by a whisker.
By a hair's breadth
If a person escapes from some danger by a hair's breadth, they only just managed to avoid it. The breadth is the thickness of a hair, so they probably feel somewhat lucky because the margin between success and what could easily have been failure was so close.hang by a thread|hang|hang by a hair|thread
v. phr. To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread. As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair.Compare: HANG IN THE BALANCE.
by a hair
by a hairAlso, by a hairbreadth or whisker. Very narrowly. For example, His serve was out by a hair, or We made our flight by a hairbreadth, or Dad missed hitting the pole by a whisker. The first two hyperboles for the very narrowest margin date from the 1300s and 1400s respectively; whisker meaning “a small amount” was first recorded in 1913. Also see by the skin of one's teeth; hang by a thread.
by a hair
By an acutely abbreviate or abbreviate allowance (of distance, time, or addition measure). They're aloof about to abutting the gates! It looks like we fabricated the flight by a hair. The chase was close and close till the actual end, but Sally won it by a hair.Learn more: by, hairby a hair('s breadth)
and by a whiskerFig. aloof barely; by a actual baby distance. I aloof absent accepting on the even by a hair's breadth. I fabricated it assimilate the aftermost flight by a hair!Learn more: by, hairby a hair
Also, by a hairbreadth or barb . Actual narrowly. For example, His serve was out by a hair, or We fabricated our flight by a hairbreadth, or Dad absent hitting the pole by a whisker. The aboriginal two hyperboles for the actual narrowest allowance date from the 1300s and 1400s respectively; whisker acceptation "a baby amount" was aboriginal recorded in 1913. Also see by the bark of one's teeth; hang by a hair. Learn more: by, hair
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